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Cliff Notes Negotiations between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the BMA have stalled, leading to a planned strike by up…

Cliff Notes Strike Details: Resident doctors in England are on strike for five days, starting from 7am on 25 July,…

Resident doctors in England will launch a five-day strike from 25 July, after voting in favour through the British Medical Association (BMA).

Nearly 350,000 NHS nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being asked to vote on a 3.6% pay rise from Monday. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has slammed the offer as “grotesque” and warned it could trigger a fresh strike ballot.

Friday’s front page headlines offer a wide variety of domestic and international news with ongoing coverage of the UK handing over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands offering a clear political divide. 

Labour’s plans to free up prison spaces in England and Wales have outraged the right-wing papers boldly claim that sex offenders will be roaming the streets. 

There are discussions around benefits – including the two-child benefit cap, as well as coverage of potential tax rises, splashed on the front pages.

Walk outs by various staff groups including doctors, nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists have led to more than 1.3 million appointments, procedures and operations being rescheduled.

‘The failure to negotiate meaningfully on the very real grievances of junior doctors is frankly unfathomable.’

Senior doctors back strike action in England over pay and conditions NHS consultants have overwhelmingly backed strike action in England…

Only 43% of members voted in the latest round of balloting

Talks with the government remain in a deadlock.